I’m walking around the house, repeating to myself, “I’ll have a little American baby”, and laughing. I was born behind the Iron Curtain, so you can understand why the idea of a little American baby seems strange.

And I’m not just speaking formally when I say this will be an American baby. I have proof of its inclinations already. For weeks, I’ve had the most intense cravings for

1. Pizza
2. Hamburgers.

And when I say “cravings “, I mean I have dreams about them and have to make efforts not to drool on the keyboard as I write the word “pizza.”

Normally, I eat pizza about once a year and hamburgers about once every 3 years, so this is highly unusual.

9 responses to “A Little American Baby”

  1. Fie Upon This Quiet Life Avatar
    Fie Upon This Quiet Life

    I had different cravings with each of my boys. For the first, I wanted cake constantly. For the second, I wanted Caesar salad and the tartest lemonade I could find. My first kid is on the stocky side and my second kid is skinny. I’m guessing that’s a coincidence, but maybe not…

    I’m so excited for you! When are you due?

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      Thank you! September 15, it seems.

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  2. Ol. Avatar

    This is exactly what crossed my mind when I heard the good news: Clarissa’s baby will be the US president in 2050!

    Your baby will be a blond/blue eyed all-American kid!

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      “Clarissa’s baby will be the US president in 2050!”

      – Not before she gets tenure and publishes her third volume of literary criticism. 🙂

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      1. David Gendron Avatar

        So ey would never be a US president.

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  3. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    Why blond/blue eyed?. What about N’s contribution?. Or maybe Clarissa’s baby will be a partenogenesis/partenogenetic baby? That’s what my youngest is asking?

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      N.’s eyes are green, so the baby has to have light-colored eyes. The hair, of course, is in question since my entire family has pitch-black hair. I’m the only exception.

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  4. David Gendron Avatar

    Welcome to pregnancy!

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  5. Rob F Avatar

    You can also predict (possible) blood types.

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